Role Name – Technical Lead – Risk Data & Architecture
Role Summary:
As the Technical Lead for the Risk Architecture initiative, you will be responsible for shaping and driving the data-related requirements for non-financial risk (NFR) reporting and governance. You will also lead the implementation of data integration and architecture solutions across enterprise platforms for a leading Irish Bank.
This role sits at the intersection of risk, data, and regulatory compliance—helping define how risk and control data from GRC platforms is structured, integrated, and made report-ready across the enterprise. You will work closely with risk SMEs, data engineers, and platform teams to enable consistent, governed, and regulatory-aligned risk data flows. This includes alignment with key data governance standards such as BCBS 239.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the definition of data and reporting requirements for non-financial risk programs, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk frameworks and governance standards.
- Work with platform teams to design the acquisition approach for risk and control data from GRC systems (e.g., Archer).
- Define and validate data models (Tier 2 and Tier 3) to support cross-domain risk reporting, issue management, control testing, and regulatory insights.
- Ensure traceability of risk data elements across source, warehouse, and reporting layers, in line with BCBS 239 principles.
- Collaborate with risk, compliance, and operational teams to understand evolving data needs and translate them into scalable solutions.
- Lead the technical design and architecture for data acquisition from source systems into the enterprise data platform.
- Guide the configuration of data export tools or interfaces and support setup of batch or scheduled processes.
- Provide leadership across technical teams during development, testing, and implementation phases.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to schema changes, feed frequency, data quality, and reconciliation.
- Plan for future extensibility and modularity of the solution to support evolving data and business needs.
Core Competencies:
- Experience in risk, compliance, or governance programs, ideally within a regulated industry (banking). Prior experience in banking or financial services is highly desirable.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
- Familiarity with enterprise GRC platforms (e.g., RSA Archer) and risk taxonomies.
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks and regulatory standards (e.g., BCBS 239, GDPR , operational resilience).
- Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to bridge between technical teams and risk stakeholders.
- Strong experience in data architecture, data governance and system integration projects.
- Knowledge of enterprise data platforms, ETL tools, and data modelling techniques.
As part of a leading global analytics and digital solutions company, you can look forward to:
- A competitive salary with a generous bonus, private healthcare, life assurance at 4 x your annual salary, income protection insurance, and a rewarding pension.
- At EXL, we are committed to providing our employees with the tools and resources they need to succeed and excel in their careers. We offer a wide range of professional and personal development opportunities. We also support a range of learning initiatives that allow our employees to build on their existing skills and knowledge. From online courses to seminars and workshops, our employees have the opportunity to enhance their skills and stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies.
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EXL is committed to diversity. Our company does not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, age, or disability status.
- At EXL, we offer a flexible hybrid working model that allows employees to live a balanced, healthy lifestyle while strengthening our culture of collaboration.
To be considered for this role, you must already be eligible to work in the Republic of Ireland.
